tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624303271642739916.post785626553105015765..comments2018-02-16T21:03:12.970+00:00Comments on UK Family, Travel &amp; Lifestyle Blog - Bump to Baby: The End of Maternity LeaveAlex Gladwinhttps://plus.google.com/115303631453652226583noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624303271642739916.post-53083740297980572232014-11-17T15:58:00.964+00:002014-11-17T15:58:00.964+00:00Reading this has both made me happier and sadder a...Reading this has both made me happier and sadder about my impending return to work. When I go back, my baby will only be 4 1/2 months old and I will be back full time - it saddens me that I&#39;m going back full time because we can&#39;t afford for me not to. I don&#39;t want to think about it. I hate thinking about it. But I do keep thinking about it :(<br />But it has made me happier, too, because I know there are loads more mums out there who are/ have/ will feel the same. So, thanks xx<br />http://dribblesandgiggles.blogspot.co.uk/Mummybexmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623285689572051745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624303271642739916.post-18755581095414482272014-05-11T21:46:29.617+01:002014-05-11T21:46:29.617+01:00I&#39;m back to work in July and like you I am sac...I&#39;m back to work in July and like you I am sacrificing time with Hubby to work so that both babies don&#39;t have to go into childcare. It will be hard, and a juggling act, but should work out in the end! xDonnahttp://redheadbabyled.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624303271642739916.post-8899921973009856852014-05-11T16:19:30.638+01:002014-05-11T16:19:30.638+01:00Great post, I&#39;m about to return to work full t...Great post, I&#39;m about to return to work full time leaving baby with his dad, I&#39;m partly excited, partly terrified...difficult times but you point out the reality isn&#39;t so bad!adventuresofanunpreparedmotherhttp://adventuresofanunpreparedmother.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624303271642739916.post-86673454492349711912014-05-09T17:28:37.201+01:002014-05-09T17:28:37.201+01:00It must be an awful feeling. Hope it wasn&#39;t to...It must be an awful feeling. Hope it wasn&#39;t too traumatic.<br />I&#39;m dreading going back in November already and my job won&#39;t even consider reducing my hours. It will work out that my hubby, Eli will have one full day together every 4 weeks! I makes me feel sick.<br /><br />Cat<br />www.rockandrollpussycat.co.ukCat Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04553583384711299293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624303271642739916.post-17812811588550362352014-05-09T13:58:26.987+01:002014-05-09T13:58:26.987+01:00Awww Alex - it&#39;s really rubbish going back to ...Awww Alex - it&#39;s really rubbish going back to work after maternity leave. I didn&#39;t have very long at all off with either of mine as couldn&#39;t afford to so I went back full time. Fast forward almost two years and I have now just left full time work to go part time again as my mind just wasn&#39;t in it, I am a family person now and not career minded at all. If I have a job I want it to be mainly home based. I want to be there for the school runs, the sick days, all of it. Good luck hun x Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12115353406901347010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624303271642739916.post-59845881792513352222014-05-09T13:29:43.003+01:002014-05-09T13:29:43.003+01:00Hope today all went ok for you! I went back to wor...Hope today all went ok for you! I went back to work after maternity leave 3 weeks ago. For me I think the thoughts about it were worse than the actual going back. It is nice to do my job as me and not as mummy. XLucinda Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688324024468458409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624303271642739916.post-79806246432121409402014-05-09T11:53:19.923+01:002014-05-09T11:53:19.923+01:00I hope that your first day back went well! It&#39;...I hope that your first day back went well! It&#39;s not easy, it sounds like you&#39;ve found a solution that works really well for your family. I worked 2 1/2 days a week after having both of mine (before I was made redundant!) and it was nice to have that bit of grown up time, with different topics of conversation than babies. It&#39;s also good for your husband to have a day with Ethan, my husband did that too for a few months and it worked really well, he did much more fun things with them than I usually did!Jennifer Jainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06135607034769804251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624303271642739916.post-23708358653368420342014-05-09T10:07:26.827+01:002014-05-09T10:07:26.827+01:00Great post Alex. I have been off for almost 26 mon...Great post Alex. I have been off for almost 26 months and plan to return to work 2 days per week in Sept. I already know it will pull at my heart strings.Ive only spent 3 days away from Amelia in the last 13.5 months. However, I keep telling myself that I will enjoy my days off with her so much more!<br />Hope your first day back isn&#39;t too stressful &amp; you get to enjoy a cup of uninterrupted coffee at your break xxalittlelondoner.comhttp://alittlelondoner.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4624303271642739916.post-5136541734677254552014-05-09T09:58:32.422+01:002014-05-09T09:58:32.422+01:00Hope your first day back at work isn&#39;t too str...Hope your first day back at work isn&#39;t too stressful, i remember the first day being the worst but once i was back it was good to get a little me time. I didn&#39;t go back until Amelia was nearly 15 months old ha ha! xOh so ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072803274528772954noreply@blogger.com